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Facts for Families: Sending gratitude has wonderful benefits

News Progress Posted on January 4, 2023 by webmasterJanuary 4, 2023

•January 4, 2023•
By Cheri Burcham
Family Life Educator

When was the last time you received a handwritten thank you note? Or sent one to someone else? How did it make you feel? This is a very timely article by Extension Educator Emily Schoenfelder about the importance of sending thank you notes and how to do it. Emily says: Here at the Connection Corner blog, we talk a lot about connection. We also talk a lot about gratitude. So, it should come as no surprise that any opportunity to combine both of these amazing things brings me particular joy. Thank you notes are just that! And as we enter the holiday season, we have so many opportunities to utilize them. Read More

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Obituaries 1-4-2023: Kathleen Wood

News Progress Posted on January 4, 2023 by webmasterJanuary 4, 2023

Kathleen Wood

Kathleen Wood, 97, of Sullivan, passed away at 7 p.m., Saturday December 31, 2022, in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Read More

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Obituaries 1-4-2023: Robert Newcome

News Progress Posted on January 4, 2023 by webmasterJanuary 4, 2023

Robert Newcome

Robert D. Newcome, 68, of Bethany, died December 27, 2022, in his home. Read More

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Obituaries 1-4-2023: Timothy Marlow

News Progress Posted on January 4, 2023 by webmasterJanuary 4, 2023

Timothy Marlow

Timothy Alan Marlow, 62, of Sullivan, passed away at 5:30 p.m., Friday, December 16, 2022, at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon. Read More

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Obituaries 1-4-2023: Dorothy Edrington

News Progress Posted on January 4, 2023 by webmasterJanuary 4, 2023

Dorothy Edrington

Dorothy Jean Edrington, 92, of Lovington, passed away at 1 a.m., Sunday, January 1, 2023, at her daughter’s home in Lovington. Read More

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Obituaries 1-4-2023: Virginia Brooks

News Progress Posted on January 4, 2023 by webmasterJanuary 4, 2023

Virginia Brooks

Virginia S. Brooks, 95, of Lovington, passed away at 12:16 a.m., Tuesday, December 27, 2022, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Read More

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Obituaries 1-4-23: Peggy Booker

News Progress Posted on January 4, 2023 by webmasterJanuary 4, 2023

Peggy Booker

Peggy Joan Booker, 88, of Sullivan, passed away at 3:36 p.m., Saturday, December 31, 2022, in Sullivan Heath Care Center. Read More

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Why Newspaper Writing Is Important

News Progress Posted on January 4, 2023 by webmasterJanuary 4, 2023

•January 4, 2023•
by Sarah Hudson Pierce
Columnist

One of the best lectures I’ve heard about writing was at the East Texas Christian Writer’s Conference held at Marshall, Texas a few years ago.
The speaker emphasized that if a writer really wants to develop his talent the best place to start is newspaper writing.
I heartily agree, although I began writing poetry in 1981, while going through a nervous breakdown. At that time I didn’t realize that therapists highly recommend writing and journal keeping as a coping technique. Read More

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Letter to the Editor 1-4-2023

News Progress Posted on January 4, 2023 by webmasterJanuary 4, 2023

Dear Editor,

As a lifelong resident of Moultrie County, I was interested in reading what positive things the newly elected republicans were going to do for Moultrie County. However, my interest quickly changed to disgust upon reading the headline about the board meeting. Read More

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Moultrie Moment of the Week

News Progress Posted on January 4, 2023 by webmasterJanuary 4, 2023

Pictured above is the executive board of the Moultrie County Historical and Genealogical Society in 1974. Please submit photos to the News Progress for future consideration. Originals will be saved for return or forwarded to Moultrie County Historical Society. If you have any other information, please contact the Moultrie County Historical Society at 217-728- 4085.

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“Together, We Give Back to School”



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“Together, We Give Back to School”

Sullivan Elementary School recently received 60 backpacks filled with school supplies through Amazon’s “Together, We Give Back to School” campaign. End of the Line Tackle & Bait, an Amazon delivery partner, nominated Sullivan Elementary for the program, and the school’s submission was selected to receive the donation. Pictured (left to right) are Cameron Martin, Taylor Lilly, James Martin, Marla Martin and Angela McRill following the July 27 delivery.


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